GIS Data Inventory and Information

 

Below is a list of GIS data sets presently available through the College of Natural Resources at UW-Stevens Point.  All of this data is available for use by UWSP students and faculty.  UWSP users can access this data on campus by using the network share name \\oasis\gis.  

 

All data is in the Wisconsin Transverse Mercator (WTM83/91) coordinate system unless otherwise noted.

​Data Type	​Coverage Area	​Source
​Orthophotography	​Available for all WI Counties	​WiDNR, Farm Service Agency (NAIP), Local Governments
​Landsat EMT+	​Northwest & East Central WI Landsat ETM+ Availability Map	​Landsat.org - Michigan State University
​IKONOS	​Portions of Portage County IKONOS Availability Map	​UWSP Geography Department
​DRG's (Scanned 1:24000 USGS Topo Maps)	​Statewide - Individual Quads	​WiDNR
​DEM's (1:24000)	​Statewide (seamless) All Counties (seamless) All Individual Quads (SDTS format - UTM)	​WiDNR ​
​Land Cover	​Statewide (seamless) All Counties (seamless)	​WISCLAND (1992), WISCLAND2 (2016) National Landcover Database (NLCD 2001, 2006 & 2011)
​Soil Survey Data (SSURGO)	​Available for all WI Counties	​USDA-NRCS Soil Survey Division
​Soil Survey Dat (STATSGO)	​Statewide	​NRCS
​Hydrography (1:24000)	​Statewide	​WiDNR (Versions 1 thru 6)
​Basemap GIS Data (numerous data sets at various scales)	​Statewide	​WiDNR GeoDisc 3
​Portage County GIS Data	​Portage County, WI​	​Numerous